PSSA Vocabulary Review

being persuaded to do, think, or buy something because it is popular; "everyone" is doing it

a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

expressing an idea by comparing one unlike thing to another (ex: her eyes are stars)

the reader is persuaded by a famous person to endorse a product or idea

presenting the events of a story from outside any single character's perception (uses he, she)

the action of the story: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

the author makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information

the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning

one of two or more words in a language that have highly similar meanings

a device used in literature to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story

to compare or appraise differences

placing together characters, situations or ideas to show common features

The following is an example of: You stayed up late studying; therefore, you are tired.

a comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison ("like" or "as") is used

a device in literature where an object represent an idea (ex: dove=peace)

the turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is most intense

an object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form

the reader is persuaded by showing how many people think something is true

the angle from which a story is told; dependent upon who is telling the story

to make an overstatement or to stretch the truth

a persuasive tactic in which the attack is on a person instead of an issue

language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect/feeling

the prevailing emotions of a work or of the author in his or her creation of the work

the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters

part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and conflict (beginning of the story)

the final portion of a story following the climax; this is where the conflict is resolved

the reader is persuaded by a repeating a message over and over again

the method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities

a literary work based on imagination and not necessarily on fact

a conclusion is stated as part of proof of the argument

a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers

the story of a person's life written by himself or herself

a literary work is presented to the reader from a godlike perspective

point of view which uses you, your, and/or yours to address a reader

the use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning

the reader is persuaded by words that appeal emotions rather than logic or reason

a device used in literature to create expectation or explain later developments

when the reader is distracted with details not relevant to the argument

relates events as they are perceived by a single character (uses "I")

a word or group of words which appeal to one or more senses: sight, taste, touch, etc.

factual writing that is designed primarily to explain, argue, instruct, or describe

the story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work

the author's central thought; the topic sentence of a paragraph

a judgment based on a personal point of view

the author's intent to inform or teach someone, to entertain, or to persuade or convince

an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words (ex: dewdrops dripped down)

a word that is the opposite of another word